World Cup fans can drink booze before noon: a few suggestions

Soccer fans in Ontario will be able to exercise their arm muscles an hour earlier during next month’s World Cup. Queen’s Park announced Sunday licensed bars and restaurants in Ontario can to open an hour earlier and start serving alcohol at 10 a.m. from June 11 to July 11.

This year’s tournament will be hosted in South Africa. With a six-hour time difference some games will start as early as 7:30 a.m. Eastern Standard time, while many matches will start at 10 a.m.

If a brew doesn’t seem like the best choice of morning beverage, here are some 10 a.m.-appropriate “soc-tails.”

Beer’s still the drink of choice, but feel self-conscious cracking a bottle before noon? Try cutting it with pop — the carbonation perks up the tastebuds. Just make sure not to get charged for a full beer.